OTA 1997 Posters - Hip Fractures

The Anatomical Variations of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve and its Consequences for Surgery

V.A. De Ridder, S. De Lange

Westeinde Hospital, Den Haag, Holland

Poster #47

*Intra - vs. Extramedullary Fixation Of Subtrochanteric Fractures

Frederick J.Kummer PhD, Kenneth J. Koval MD, Jordan A. Simon MD, Charles J. Pearlman MD, Ola Olsson MD, Leif Ceder MD

Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY; Helsingborg Hospital,Helsingborg, Sweden

Poster #48

*The Fixation of Ipsilateral Femoral Neck and Shaft Fractures: A Biomechanical Comparison of the Miss-a-Nail Technique versus Second Generation Nails in Cadaver Femora

Michael A. Dube, MD, Timothy Foster, MD, Michael Graffe, David Cicercia, MD

Lahey Hitchcock Clinic, Burlington, MA; Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

Poster #50

Ossovenography as a Reliable Method to Diagnose Postoperative Necrosis of the Femoral Head in the Presence of Internal Fixation Devices

Marc Wick, MD, Axel Ekkernkamp, MD, PhD, Dirk Richter, MD, Peter A. W. Ostermann, MD, PhD, Gert Muhr, MD, PhD

Bochum, Germany

Poster #52

Gamma Nailing: Critical View and Pitfalls in 800 Cases

Christian Kukla, MD, Thomas Heinz, MD, Manfred Greitbauer, MD, Christian Gaebler, MD, Vilmos Vecsei, MD, Prof.

Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria

Poster #57

Five-Year Mortality after Hip Fracture: An Analysis of Predictive Factors

Kenneth A. Egol, MD, Kenneth J. Koval, MD, Gina B. Aharonoff, MPH, Joseph D. Zuckermann, MD

New York, New York, USA

Poster #58

*A Comparison of Fixation Devices for the Treatment of Unstable Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures

Michael A. Dube, MD, Andrew N. Pollak, MD, Neil Price, FRCS, Riyaz H. Jinnah, MD, Vincent P. Novak, MS, Stephen M. Belkoff, PhD

Orthopaedics, R Adams Cowley/Univ. of Maryland Medical Center, Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Poster #59

Optimal Side Plate Fixation for Unstable Trochanteric Hip Fractures

Edward H. Yian, MD, Indraneel Banerji, MD, Larry S. Matthews, MD

University Hospitals, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Poster #90

The Effects of Nutritional Status on Outcome after Hip Fracture: A Prospective Study

Kenneth A. Egol, MD, Kenneth J. Koval, MD, Ed Su, BS, Gina Aharonoff, MPH, Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD

New York, New York, USA

Poster #92

Functional Outcome after Hip Fracture: The Effect of General vs Regional Anesthesia

Kenneth J. Koval, MD, Gina Aharonoff, MPH, Kenneth A. Egol, MD, Andrew Rosenberg, MD, Ralph Bernstein, MD, Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD

New York, New York, USA